Thanks for all the replies. I'm still very confused as to what type of reticle and what magnification range is best. Most of my hunting would be done up to 300 yards with some target shooting at times. How is the Bushnell Mil-dot and duplex reticles for lange lange and small targets? The Ballistic mil-dot in the Burris looks great. Any other recommendations?

Burris is rated lower on this site because of CS issues. I have 4 of them without any problems. I wish I could say that about some that are rated very high. I can find no Fault with he clarity or brilliance of the Burris. I like the turrets on he Nikon better. The b-plex is dead on when used with .223 55 Gr or 30-06 150. Good luck on what ever you choose.

Folks ain't got a sense of humor no more. They don't laugh they just get sore.

Need to follow the rules. Just hard to determine which set of rules to followNow the rules have changed again.

I like the Nikon's they have nice glass. Haven't seen the 6500's yet but that would be my second choice. And I'm not a big Burris fan seen too many come back (where I used to work) cause they could would hold zero or "had built in fog" also don't like how the whole eye piece turns to adjust power, but that's not really a bad thing I just don't like it

I just got the 6500 from Bud' 3 days ago.I have the 2.5-12 x 40 mil dot,what's realy nice is if you put a light on the mil dot for 2 minutes the mildot glows for about 1/2hour they call it fire fly.The glass is excelent.

I also own various Burris & Nikon in the $ 400 to $800 range & comparing them in low light of my basement the 6500 is slightly better & I wasn't using the fire fly.Hope this helps...Good Luck

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